Candidates

Adrian M. Smith

U.S. House of Representatives, 2007-present; Nebraska Legislature, District 48, 1999-2007; Gering City Council, 1994-1998

Education

Bachelor of education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Family

Married, one child

Faith

Christian/Evangelical

Key issue

Nebraska's Third District is the top ag-producing congressional district in the country. Working every day on behalf of our ag producers and rural communities is my priority. That means keeping federal bureaucrats from telling Nebraskans how to run their lives. It also means fighting for fair treatment and export markets for our home-grown beef, pork and grains as well as manufactured goods. Nebraskans are fiscally conservative and I continue to support a Balanced Budget Amendment and federal spending restraint. I remain unwavering in my conservative principles and my commitment to strong families, pro-life values, and Second Amendment freedoms.

Paul Theobald

Ph.D., University of Illinois; bachelor’s degree, St. John’s University

Family

Married, five children

Faith

Catholic

Key issue

The economic, social and physical well-being of 3rd District Nebraskans is my highest priority. Obtaining this will require revitalizing communities and reversing the decades-long trend of rural depopulation. While there are many political “issues,” which, if handled differently, would advance this priority, the most prominent are 1) changes to agricultural policy that will elevate the position of producers (small, medium and large); 2) moving to a Medicare-for-all health care system that will dramatically reduce costs while improving health outcomes; and 3) beginning a national conversation about new ways to fund public education.

Voter info

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Registration questions

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Important dates

Oct. 1: First day for early voting ballots to be mailed.
Oct. 9: First day to vote early in person at election commission office.
Oct. 19: Deadline to register to vote online, by mail, at agencies, at the DMV office, by deputy registrar or by registration form that’s delivered to the election office by someone other than the person registering
Oct. 26: Deadline for in-person voter registration at election commission office, 6 p.m. Deadline for early voting ballots to be requested to be mailed to a specific address, 6 p.m. Deadline for write-in candidates to file notarized affidavit and filing fee with filing officer.
Nov. 5: Deadline for in-person early voting at election commission office, 5 p.m. (Sarpy County office closes at 4:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6: Election Day! Polls open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Deadline for agent to pick up early voting ballot. 8 p.m.: Deadline to return early voting ballot to election commission office or drop box location
Nov. 13: Deadline for verification of provisional ballots

Here are the Douglas County drop box locations, opening in early October: